suppurating sore
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fester — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French festre, from Latin fistula pipe, fistulous ulcer Date: 14th century a suppurating sore ; pustule II. verb (festered; festering) Date: 14th century intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
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fester — 1. To form pus or putrefy. 2. To make inflamed. [L. fistula] * * * fes·ter fes tər n a suppurating sore: PUSTULE fester vi, fes·tered; fes·ter·ing t(ə )riŋ to generate pus * * * fes·ter (fesґtər) to suppurate superficially … Medical dictionary
festering — Synonyms and related words: abscess, adulteration, algesia, algetic, angry, aposteme, bad, bed sore, befouling, blain, bleb, blister, boil, bubo, bulla, bunion, burning, canker, canker sore, cankered, carbuncle, carious, chafed, chancre,… … Moby Thesaurus
ulceration — noun 1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ulcer • Derivationally related forms: ↑ulcerous (for: ↑ulcer), ↑ulcerate … Useful english dictionary
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gather — gatherable, adj. gatherer, n. /gadh euhr/, v.t. 1. to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. 2. to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually: The… … Universalium
purulent — purulently, adv. /pyoor euh leuhnt, pyoor yeuh /, adj. 1. full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore. 2. attended with suppuration: purulent appendicitis. 3. of the nature of or like pus: purulent matter. [1590 … Universalium
gathering — n. 1. Acquisition collecting, procuring, earning, gain. 2. Assemblage, assembly, company, meeting, collection, concourse, congregation, muster. 3. Abscess, sore, ulcer, fester, imposthume, pustule, suppuration, suppurating tumor … New dictionary of synonyms
